Glove-fastening



(No Model.) I 8 W. S. RICHARDSON & J. B. CHASE.

GLOVE FASTENING. No. 382,903. Patented May'15, 1888.

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WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON, OF BOSTON, AND JOSIAH B. CHASE, OF NEWTON,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS TO THE BALL AND SOCKET FASTENER COM- PANY, OFNASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

GLOVE FASTENlNG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,903. dated May 15,1888.

Application filed December 31, 1885. Serial No. 187,250.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM S. Broil- ARDSON, of Boston, in the countyof Suffolk, and JOSIAH B. CHASE, of Newton, in the county of Middlesex,both in the State of Massachusetts, citizens of theUnited States, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Fastenings for Gloves and otherArticles, of which the following is a full, clear, and ex- IO actdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, in explaining its nature.

The invention relates to the fastening known as the ball-andsocketfastening, and it rer 5 fers especially to the member of the fasteningknown as the ball member. Heretofore such member has been made fromcapped eyelets, but in practice they have been found not to give entiresatisfaction, principally because they cannot be applied easily and areexpensive, and we have devised a fastening which overcomes thesedefects.

It consists of a stud having a rounded or spherical head, and a shankextending there- 2 5 from of substantially uniform diameter throughout,and provided with ashoulder and v a tubular fastening extension. Uponthis tubular fastening-extension is placed a washer, which in use bearsupon the upper surface of the'material to which the stud is secured. Thetubular extension is of sufficient length to ex tend through thematerial to which the post or stud is fastened, to receive a washer uponwhich it is upset.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a View in elevation of a blankfrom which one form of stud is made. Fig. 2 represents one step in theprocess of making the stud, the blank having been upset to form thespherical 0 head. Fig. 3 shows the blank after it has been subjected toa turning operation to form a shoulder and a fasteningextension. Fig. 4

shows the stud provided with a tubular cavity or recess formed bydrilling. Fig. 5 is a section of the washer used with the stud, showingits shape before its application to the stud. Fig. 6 represents thewasher driven on the stud, its upper surface resting against theshoulder thereof. Fig. 7 shows the stud ap- (No model.)

plied to material, but before its fastening end is upset. Fig. 8represents it as fastened or secured by the upsetting of the end of itsfastening projection upon the washer. Fig. 9 shows a stud and socketmember of a fastening. Figs. 10, 11, 12, and 13 represent modified formsof the stud.

The fastening comprises two members-first, the socket member A, whichhas the yielding jaws (1 arranged about a circular opening, to form agrasping device and socket for the reception of the stud or other memberof the fastening, and, second, said stud or ball member B. The stud orball member is made of solid metal, and it has the enlarged head Z),preferably rounded or spherical in shape, and the shank or post b,whichextends therefrom, the shoulder b", and the tubular fastening-extensionb. The stud may be made from wire or wire-rod blanks of suitable length,and the enlarged end formed by upsetting, the tubular extension formedby milling and drilling. Before application to the post the washer C isshaped as represented in Fig. 5, and it has the hole a, through whichthe extension of the post extends, and upon application to the post itis flattened, and thereby made to bite the extension and hug theshoulder.

In some forms of ball-and-socket fastenings it is not necessary that thepost or section b be used, and this form of the invention is representedin Figs. 10 to 13, inclusive. The tubular fastening extension in thisfastening extends from the base of the rounded or spherical end, and thewasher is fitted close up to the base thereof.

To apply the fastening, a hole is formed in the material upon which itis used for the reception of the tubular fastening-extension, and

this tubular fastening-extension is passed through the hole, the washerresting on the upper surface of the material. Another Washer is thenapplied to the inner section or portion of the tubular. extension, andthe end of the tubular extension is upset or headed thereon, asrepresented. This form of fastening is comparatively cheap, is veryeasily applied, and provides a very strong and durable construe-- tion.

The fastening as prepared for use has the up ward washer secured to thetubular fastening-extension with its upper surface against the shoulderformed on the post or stud.

Having thus fully described our invention, We claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States- The combination, in a fasteningdevice, of a socket member having yielding jaws about a circular orother shaped entrance,with a studfastening, 13, having the solid roundedof spherical end I), the shoulder 6 the tubular fastening-extension band the independent over washer C, secured upon the tubular extensionagainst the said shoulder, and the in- [5 ner Washer, upon which the endof the tubular extension of the stud is upset, as and for the purposesdescribed.

WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON. JOSIAH B. CHASE.

' Witnesses:

F. F. RAYMOND, 2d, J. M. DOLAN.

